Spring 2013 textbook list
The Spring 2013 ECE textbook list is available online for students.
Current Prerequisites & Course Offering
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ECE 5674 Software Radios: Modern Radio Engineering (3C)
An introduction to software radios, devices that can be programmed to work with a variety of different radios. The course will cover the following topics: software radio architectures, existing software radio efforts, a review of basic principles, an analysis of receiver operation.
What is the reason for this course?
This course provides students with an understanding of a technological advance that is brand-new and will still be fairly new when they graduate.
Typically offered: Fall. Program Area: Communications.
Prerequisites: 4624, 4634.
Why are these prerequisites or corequisites required?
The following material covered in 4624, or its equivalent, is of significance to Sofrware Radios: Digital Filter Design, Sampling Theorem and Discrete Fourier Transform Theory and Implementation. The following material covered in 4634, or its equivalent, is of significance to Software Radios: Properties of Modulation Formats, Demodulation Techniques and Spread Spectrum Systems.
Department Syllabus Information:
Major Measurable Learning Objectives:- choose or create an overall architecture for a software radio
- determine the impact of various stages such as the RF link on the software design
- perform a trade-off analysis of fixed vs programmable resources
| Course Topics | |
|---|---|
| Topic | Percentage |
| 1. Introduction & Foundational Principles | 13% |
| 2. RF Design for DSP Engineers | 7% |
| 3. Digital Generation of Signals | 13% |
| 4. Analog to Digital Conversion | 13% |
| 5. Equalization and Interference Rejection | 13% |
| 6. Synchronization | 13% |
| 7. Demodulation and Decoding | 7% |
| 8. Real-Time Prgramming Issues | 7% |
| 9. Case Studies in Software Radio Design | 14% |